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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_154_Snow_Fantasy.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 547px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Like ice cream for breakfast, a pet boa constrictor, and face tattoos, snow sounds great in theory, but if you ask folks who have to face the stuff day in-day out, they have a very different take on it. This week, Book Hunters in Brief gives you and your young ones a chance to enjoy some winter wonderlands in the best possible way: from a nice, warm sofa with cups of hot cocoa. Enjoy!</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=snowbots+aaron+reynolds&amp;te="><strong>Snowbots</strong></a> by Aaron Reynolds ; illustrated by David Barneda.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=into+the+snow+yuki+kaneko&amp;te="><strong>Into the Snow</strong></a> by Yuki Kaneko ; illustrated by Masamitsu Saito.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=mouse+and+mole+winter+wonderland&amp;te=">Mouse and Mole: a Winter Wonderland</a></strong> by Wong Herbert Yee.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=lemondade+winter+counting+money+emily+jenkins&amp;te=">Lemonade in Winter: A Book about Two Kids Counting Money</a></strong> by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by G. Brian Karas.<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=little+penguins+rylant&amp;te="><strong>Little Penguins</strong></a> by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Christian Robinson.</p>
<p>You say your idea of a winter wonderland is the pre-Christmas sale at Bergdorf Goodman? Fine and dandy, just visit Book Hunters, tell us what you like and don&#39;t like and we&#39;ll put the Book Hunting elves to work to create a custom reading list guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine.</p>
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<p>Here in Harris County, we know August is the hottest month.&nbsp; Why don&rsquo;t you check out some of these movies from our collection and cool off!</p>
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&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Chase%2C+Chevy%2C+1943-&amp;rt=false|||Author|||false"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781419881626/LC.JPG" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" /></a>&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Chase%2C+Chevy%2C+1943-&amp;rt=false%7C%7C%7CAuthor%7C%7C%7Cfalse">Christmas Vacation- </a></strong>Spend some time with the Griswolds as they celebrate the holidays with family. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It&rsquo;s sure to be a disaster!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+chronicles+of+narnia&amp;qf=LOCATION%09Collection%091%3ADVD%09HCPL+DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=786936807332&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 81px; height: 104px;" />The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a></strong> &ndash; Join Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy on their adventure through the wardrobe.&nbsp; They discover a fantastical land, which they must set free with the help of the might lion, Aslan.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=cold+mountain&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=031398137313&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />&nbsp;Cold Mountain</a></strong> &ndash; Toward the end of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a journey home to the love he left behind.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+day+after+tomorrow&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=024543135548&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />The Day After Tomorrow </a></strong>&ndash; When global warming triggers a new Ice Age, a small band of survivors must find a way to ride out a superstorm and face a very relentless enemy: Mother Nature.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=dreamcatcher&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=883929089192&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Dreamcatcher</a></strong> &ndash; Four friends are trapped in a blizzard and are confronted by a deadly alien force.&nbsp; This is based off a novel by Stephen King.</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=0792858050/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=fargo&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD">Fargo</a></strong>&ndash; A Minnesota policewoman investigates a series of brutal murders and a kidnapping attempt that has gone incredibly wrong.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+grey&amp;qf=FORMAT Format DVDV DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=025192131745&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="height: 104px; width: 73px;" />&nbsp;The Grey </a></strong>&ndash; After their plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, a group of oil workers must fight for survival in the ice and snow.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the snow and ice is not all they have to contend with, as a pack of merciless wolves follow them every step of the way.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=hanna&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=025192074677&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Hanna</a></strong>- After being trained by her ex-CIA father, Hanna embarks on her own mission and finds out more about herself than she imagined.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=happy+feet&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781419846236/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Happy Feet </a></strong>&ndash; In the world of Emperor Penguins, true love is expressed through song.&nbsp; Poor Mumble is unable to sing, but he can do a mean tap dance!&nbsp; Join Mumble and his friends as they set out to find the cause of their fish famine and see if they can save the colony!</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=home+alone&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=086162001598&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Home Alone</a></strong> &ndash; Kevin Arnold has been mistakenly left at home over the holidays while his family travels to Europe. To him, this is a dream come true.&nbsp; However, he is soon defending his home against a duo of bumbling burglars who are trying to capitalize on houses empty due to holiday travel.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=let+the+right+one+in&amp;te="><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=876964001731&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Let the Right One In </a></strong>&ndash; Oskar is a bullied boy who finds love and friendship with a very strange neighbor girl.<br />
<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+shining&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781419814846/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />The Shining </a></strong>&ndash; A writer and his family are snowbound in an extravagant hotel.&nbsp; They are soon haunted by an evil presence in the hotel or maybe it is just the writer&rsquo;s descent into madness.<br />
<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=winter%27s+bone&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=031398126409&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />Winter&rsquo;s Bone </a></strong>&ndash; A strung girl from the Ozarks tries to track down her drug dealing father, while keeping her family intact.&nbsp; Along the way, she makes enemies of her neighbors and family.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=white+out&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09DVDV%09DVD"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=085391140177&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 73px; height: 104px;" />White Out</a></strong>- The only US Marshal assigned to Antarctica is trying to solve a mysterious murder case before being shipped out for the long winter.</p>
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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 52 - Winter is Coming_0.jpg" style="width: 442px; height: 555px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Winter is coming.<br />
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But this being the Texas Gulf Coast, winter is an intermittent proposition. This week HCPL&#39;s award-winning Book Hunters offer some books that will put a little nip in the air--even if it is only fictional.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=smilla%27s+sense+of+snow+&amp;rw=0"><strong>Smilla&#39;s Sense of Snow</strong></a> by Peter H&oslash;eg</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=Shining+Stephen+King&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Shining</strong></a> by Stephen King</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=snow+country+yasunari+kawabata&amp;rw=0"><strong>Snow Country</strong></a> by Yasunari Kawabata</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=snow+garden+christopher+rice&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Snow Garden</strong></a> by Christopher Rice</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ice+storm+rick+moody&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Ice Storm</strong></a> by Rick Moody</p>
<p>When you finish with these, or if you would just rather think warmer thoughts, visit <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a>, tell us what you like, and we&#39;ll conjure up a reading list that will fit you like a nice pair of wool socks.</p>
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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=0547634552/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 211px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;" />I just checked the weather and it is currently 75&deg;F in Houston. Anyone else, wanting to feel the brisk winter air? &nbsp;Melt away our warm winter weather by picking out a few of these frosty tales.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;source=~!library&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!1511754~!0&amp;ri=3&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=Antarctica+--+Juvenile+fiction.&amp;index=.SH&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=3"><strong>&nbsp;The Adventures of a South Pole Pig&nbsp;</strong></a></p>
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<p>Flora the pig was born for adventure: &quot;If it&#39;s unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I&#39;m your pig,&quot; she says. The day Flora spots a team of sled dogs is the day she sets her heart on becoming a sled pig. Before she knows it, she&#39;s on board a ship to Antarctica for the most exhilarating, and dangerous adventure of her life. This poignant novel of a purposeful pig is sure to become a favorite with any young readers who have ever dreamed of exploring the great beyond.</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=1585368326/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 183px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;npp=60&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;profile=webcat&amp;ri=&amp;term=&amp;index=.GH&amp;x=-495&amp;y=-198&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=linden+square&amp;index=.TH&amp;term=&amp;index=.AH&amp;term=&amp;index=.SH"><strong>On Linden Square</strong></a> Kate Sullivan</p>
<p>It&#39;s the first day of winter vacation and Stella Mae Culpepper is bored. As she looks out from the window of her second-floor apartment, she can see all of the usual happenings on Linden Square, her city neighborhood. There are her neighbors. She knows them all by name, or by the names she&#39;s given them, depending on their activities and what Stella Mae can see from her window. Stella Mae thinks she knows her neighbors but she doesn&#39;t really. Everyone in the neighborhood is too busy minding their own business to pay much attention to anyone else. But now it&#39;s the first day of winter vacation and a storm is coming. Not just any storm but a big, wonderful winter storm. It&#39;s a blizzard! And when the snow finally stops and Stella Mae ventures outside to play, something quite marvelous happens on Linden Square.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=0670059250/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 176px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=webcat&amp;source=~!library&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!741838~!1&amp;ri=1&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=poles+apart&amp;index=.GH&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1"><strong>Poles Apart</strong></a> Elaine Scott.&nbsp;</p>
<p>anta Claus frolicking with penguins and polar bears???? Do you know what&#39;s wrong with this picture? Actually, no penguin has ever lived at the North Pole, nor any polar bear at the South Pole. Using a wide range of disciplines from physics to geography to biology, award winning science writer Elaine Scott explores some of the unique properties shared by the two ends of the Earth&#39;s axis, and other ways in which they are poles apart. Find out what makes a compass point north and why it won&#39;t work at the poles. Discover how a tropical island wound up as the coldest spot on earth and why only penguins survive there today. And learn the fascinating story of human involvement with the poles, from the early explorers to the impact of global warming. With dramatic color photographs and clear, simple text, Poles Apart offers the perfect introduction to the secrets of the poles.</p>
<p><span style="color:#a9a9a9;">Note: Non-fiction,&nbsp;909.091 Sco</span></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=1620879859/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 195px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp">&nbsp;<strong>I am not Little Red Riding Hood!&nbsp;</strong></a>&nbsp;Alessandro Lecis <span style="color:#808080;">[On order]</span></p>
<p>A little girl enters the snowy forest wearing a vibrant red scarf and holding a basket in hand. But don&#39;t be fooled this is not a story about Little Red Riding Hood The little girl soon meets, not an incredulous wolf, but rather a courteous, white bear. When asked what is in the basket she replies, &quot;Nothing. I&#39;m collecting snow, soft snow.&quot; The bear then leads her to the very best snow, which can only be found where the moon sleeps.Once they arrive, the little girl and bear dance among the snowflakes. He informs her that she can&#39;t keep the snow; it will inevitably melt. Regardless, the girl fills her basket with snow and the bear brings her home. After parting ways, she realizes the bear was right the snow has disappeared, just as the bear has. With endearing characters and a simple, poetic style, Alessandro Lecis and Linda Wolfsgruber have successfully created a mystical tale about enjoying the here and now and the magic of the winter season.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=9780544088955/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 123px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.TH&amp;term=Sophie+Scott+goes+south&amp;index=.AH&amp;term=Lester%2c+Alison"><strong>Sophie Scott goes South</strong>&nbsp;</a> Alison Lester.</p>
<p>Nine-year-old Sophie is going on a month-long voyage to Antarctica, with her dad, the captain of an icebreaker. Sailing the frozen seas round-trip from Australia to Mawson Station in the South Pole, Sophie recounts the adventure of a lifetime in her own words, illustrations, and color photographs. She&#39;ll show us icebergs, penguins, seals, and whales! It&#39;s a dangerous journey, but Sophie is well prepared for the thrills and chills that await her on top of the world. This friendly, informative, and beautifully presented picture book is based on the author&#39;s own experiences and shows the wonder of Antarctica through a child&#39;s eyes.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=160958323X/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 199px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=bitty%20baby%20loves%20the%20snow&amp;index=.GH">Bitty Baby Loves the Snow&nbsp;</a></strong>&nbsp;Kirby Larson</p>
<p>A little girl takes her Bitty Baby doll outside to play in the snow, but her big brother is too busy sledding to help build a snowman. As she waits, the girl tells a story about Bitty Baby and a polar bear and how they learn to play together. When her brother finally arrives, she has solved her own problem. Includes a &quot;For Parents&quot; section that provides insight and tips on encouraging positive social play.</p>
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<p>&quot;If it&#39;s snowy and you know it, roll a snowball up and throw it, if it&#39;s snowy and you know it, clap your paws.&quot; Kim Norman and Liza Woodruff, the team behind the delightful &quot;Ten on the Sled,&quot; have created another irresistible winter-themed romp. This humorous variation on the classic song &quot;If You&#39;re Happy and You Know It&quot; introduces a group of adorable animals playing joyfully in the snow. They tumble on the tundra, catch snowflakes on their tongues, sculpt snow critters, and make a frosty fort. But can they go with the flow when their wild adventure drifts in a surprising direction? Young readers will laugh and sing along.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>On a wintry day these best friends have lots of fun playing outside, until they decide to build a snow-mouse. Or will it be a snow - &nbsp;rabbit? How will they decide? Pip and Posy love playing in the snow, but they can&#39;t seem to agree about what kind of snow creature they should build; Pip wants a snow-rabbit and Posy wants a snow-mouse! Oh, dear! A delightful new Pip and Posy story about learning to compromise and work together.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=0399240233/lc.jpg&amp;client=harrisp&amp;type=rn12" style="width: 150px; height: 136px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=webcat&amp;source=~!library&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!793491~!4&amp;ri=1&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=the+lemon+sisters&amp;index=.GH&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1"><strong>The Lemon Sisters&nbsp; </strong></a>Andrea Cheng</p>
<p>On her 80th birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises. Includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow.</p>
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<p>If the first snow falls on the first day of winter, the snow men, snow women, and snow children come out for a special party. Featuring breathtaking pastel illustrations and an understated enchanting story, this book is ideal for reading on a snowy day.</p>
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<p>Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=9780061542671/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 113px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=trudy%20henry%20cole&amp;index=.GH"><strong>&nbsp;Trudy</strong></a> Henry Cole.</p>
<p>When Esme meets Trudy at the county auction, she knows there&#39;s something really special about her.&quot;She&#39;s quite a goat!&quot;&nbsp;It seems as though Trudy the goat knows when to expect snow, but it turns out that she is really expecting something completely different.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=9780399242427/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 126px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /><strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=webcat&amp;source=~!library&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!877146~!17&amp;ri=1&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=snow+globe&amp;index=.GH&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1">The Snow Globe Family&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;Jane O&#39;Connor</p>
<p>Oh, when will it snow again? wonders the little family who lives in the snow globe. They long for a swirling snowstorm; if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a great big shake. Baby would love to. She alone notices the little family. She gazes longingly at their snowy little world, but the snow globe is up way too high for her to reach. Then, when a real snowstorm sends the big children outside sledding in the moonlight, Baby finds herself alone in the parlor. . . . Will the snow globe family at last get a chance to go sledding too? As readers follow the parallel adventures of both families, big and little, they will take special pleasure in the miniature world of the snow globe, where the skating pond is the size of a shiny quarter and a snowman is no bigger than a sugar cube.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12px;">The weather is going to be bitter cold this weekend; sounds like a perfect excuse to snuggle up with your little ones and enjoy a good book &nbsp;</span></p>
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<p>Warmth and humor fill the snowy day adventures of two friends, a bear and a chipmunk, who, despite their physical differences, share work and play and true companionship.</p>
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<p>n this exquisite lullaby, a parent paints a picture of a northern winter night for their sleeping child, describing the beauty of a snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane. As the young child sleeps, wrapped in a downy blanket, a snowflake falls, and then another and another. The parent describes the forest of snow-covered pines, seeing a deer and fawn nibbling a frozen apple, a great gray owl swooping down with its feathers trailing through the snow. Two snowshoe hare scamper and play under the watchful eyes of a little fox, and a tiny mouse scurries in search of a midnight feast. When the snow clouds disappear, stars light up the sky, followed by the magical shimmering of the northern lights, all framed by the frost on the window. Jean E. Pendziwol&#39;s lyrical poem reflects a deep appreciation of a northern winter night, a desire to share it with her sleeping child and the love that underlies that wish. Isabelle Arsenault&#39;s spare, beautifully rendered illustrations, with their subtle but striking use of color, make us feel that we too are experiencing the enchantment of that northern night.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=0374306966/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 191px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=webcat&amp;source=~!library&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!1562842~!13&amp;ri=2&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=325&amp;spp=60&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=Snow+--+Fiction.&amp;index=.SH&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2"><strong>&nbsp;Big Snow</strong></a>&nbsp; Jonathan Bean.</p>
<p>While &quot;helping&quot; his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He&#39;s hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=0375973281/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 150px; height: 141px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=snowflakes+fall&amp;te=">Snowflakes Fall</a></strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=snowflakes+fall&amp;te=">&nbsp;</a><strong style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;MacLachlan&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>n Snowflakes Fall, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and award-winning artist Steven Kellogg portray life&#39;s natural cycle: its beauty, its joy, and its sorrow. Together, the words and pictures offer the promise of renewal that can be found in our lives: snowflakes fall, and return again as raindrops so that flowers can grow.&nbsp;MacLachlan and Kellogg, who are longtime friends, were moved to collaborate on a message of hope for children and their families following the tragic events in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012. Kellogg lived in Sandy Hook for thirty-five years, he raised his family there and was an active member of the community. With Snowflakes Fall, they have created a truly inspiring picture book that is both a celebration of life and a tribute to the qualities that make each individual unique.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The beauty of winter and the power of reading are enchantingly celebrated in this stunning debut picture book.When it snows, magic happens. Winter is a time of snowmen, reindeer, and elves.Follow a boy and his teddy bear on a wondrous snowy adventure, which will lead him to a surprising place; a place he can visit any time he reads his favorite book.</p>
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<p>Twelve kinds of ice are carved into twenty nostalgic vignettes, illustrated in elegantly scratched detail by the award-winning Barbara McClintock. From the first ice, a thin skin on a bucket of water, through thickly-iced fields, streams, and gardens, a girl, her family, and friends anticipate and enjoy a winter of skating, ending with an ice show complete with costumes, refreshments, and clowns. This story will warm your heart.</p>
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<p>Hockey is the fastest team sport. Professional hockey players can skate up to thirty miles per hour and can shoot the puck more than a hundred miles per hour. Playing the game at that speed requires a lot of skill and practice on the ice. TOP 25 HOCKEY SKILLS, TIPS, AND TRICKS details the many important skills you need to know to become a great hockey player, including skating, passing, defense, and a powerful slap shot.</p>
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<p>On a very cold, very snowy winter day, Nanny decides to take Eloise and Weenie ice-skating! But can dogs ice-skate?</p>
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<p>Poppy, the adorable, persistent, dreaming-big pig, has a new adventure in store for her: the World Games ice-skating championship in Paris! Poppy is nervous about meeting so many new people in a new place. But, ever courageous and supported by her family (Emma, too!), Poppy embarks upon this exciting adventure head-on. She meets a snowboarding Panda, a Maltese who skies, and two fellow skaters, a Crane and a Kangaroo. Poppy begins to realize that although these animals look different, act different, and are from different places, they are all the same at heart. They all smile in the same language!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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<p>If the recent cooling in the weather is any indication the holiday season is here. We&#39;ve added some holiday themed titles to our book display case in the hallway here at the Aldine Library to get you in the spirit of things. Here is a photo I took in West Texas of some red berries in the snow. Season&#39;s Greetings!</p>
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<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=deep kiss of winter kresley cole&amp;index=.GH#focus"><img alt="deep kiss of winter" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=1451600054/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 80px; float: left; height: 124px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px" /></a>Okay, it&#39;s actually been kind of cold for a couple of days in Houston, Texas and&nbsp;many of us have been enjoying the&nbsp;chill before&nbsp;we&nbsp;start wearing our shorts again.&nbsp; I think that&nbsp;people who have always lived in warm climates romanticize snow and wintry temperatures, with pictures of fireplaces, snowmen and hot chocolate dancing in our heads, instead of snow tires, shovels and bursting pipes.&nbsp; While safely ensconced in our temperate zone, what&#39;s the harm in that?</p>
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<p>So, once again I ask you to embrace your escapist tendencies and pick up a romance novel that uses it&#39;s snowbound setting to maximum effect.&nbsp; Have you tried any of these?&nbsp; I have my peppermint mocha waiting!</p>
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<p><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=fireside%20susan%20wiggs&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Fireside</strong></a> by Susan Wiggs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=born%20in%20ice%20nora%20roberts&amp;index=.GH#focus"><strong>Born in Ice</strong></a> by Nora Roberts</p>
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<p>Now, that our Christmas tree is up, we need help decorating it.&nbsp; Families are invited to stop by the library&nbsp;to create&nbsp;a Christmas ornament for our tree.&nbsp;&nbsp;Materials&nbsp;will be available during business hours. While you are at the library check out our holiday books.</p>
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